CB Aqib Talib (25) will apparently complete his fifth NFL season in New England. / Matthew Emmons, US Presswire

by Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports

by Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports

The NFL's delayed trading deadline didn't create the flurry of movement the league seemed to hope for, but one move was made under the wire of Thursday's 4 p.m. ET deadline.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that they have traded suspended cornerback Aqib Talib to the New England Patriots. The Bucs also threw in a seventh-round selection in next year's draft in exchange for New England's Round 4 choice.

Talib is a top notch cover corner with an excellent nose for the ball who should be tailor made for a 23rd-ranked New England defense lacking players with his skill set. Struggling corner Devin McCourty was recently shifted to safety.

However Talib won't be immediately available as he has to sit out one more week before completing a four-game ban for using Adderall, a substance banned by the NFL.

The Patriots are on bye this week.

A first-round pick in 2008, Talib has 18 interceptions in 58 games. This could be a prove-it audition on many fronts for the former Kansas star, who's also had some legal scrapes in his NFL career, as he is scheduled to reach free agency in the offseason.

NFL owners voted in the offseason to push the trade deadline back two weeks, and it was extended an extra 48 hours due to the havoc caused this week by Hurricane Sandy. However a season replete with more parity than usual seemed to keep most front office phone lines fairly quiet. The Jacksonville Jaguars dealt wideout Mike Thomas to the Detroit Lions earlier in the week.